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Liu L, Gu S, Zhang Y, Zeng S. Exploring a new model for graduate education at the intersection of medicine and engineering. Asian J Surg 2024; 47:3256-3257. [PMID: 38522984 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.03.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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- Liu Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610000, China
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- School of Medical and Life Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610000, China.
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Alnuhait M, Alqurashi NF, Abdullatif GZ, Maash MS, Fagieha R, Alshareef H, Bahamdain FO, Alghamdi W, Alhifany AA. Exploring Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy: Attitudes and Perceptions Among Saudi Pharmacists and Students. INTEGRATED PHARMACY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2024; 13:1-8. [PMID: 38264491 PMCID: PMC10802168 DOI: 10.2147/iprp.s441142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Introduction Entrepreneurship has recently become a focus in community development, innovation, and economic growth, including within pharmaceutical organizations. However, it remains a relatively new aspect of pharmacy education. For the effective incorporation of entrepreneurship in this field, a robust educational foundation is critical, one that emphasizes risk-taking, strategic planning, competitive spirit, and a sense of social responsibility. This study aims to evaluate Saudi pharmacists' attitudes towards entrepreneurship in their practice. Methods A cross-sectional survey design to assess the attitudes of pharmacists and pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia towards entrepreneurship. The study sample consisted of 302 individuals, selected through convenience sampling, all of whom were either licensed pharmacists or pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia. The survey was conducted electronically and disseminated online throughout the duration of January 2023, spanning a one-month period. The research sought to provide a deeper understanding of how entrepreneurship is perceived within the pharmacy field. Results The study involved 302 pharmacists in Saudi Arabia, with the majority being pharmacy students and Doctor of Pharmacy holders. Over 60% of the participants worked for the government sector. Results showed a strong interest in entrepreneurship, with nearly 80% expressing interest and believing in the entrepreneurial potential of pharmacists. However, there was a knowledge gap, as only 52% were familiar with entrepreneurship concepts, and most had not taken entrepreneurship courses. More than half of the participants reported insufficient institutional support for entrepreneurship. Remarkably, only 1% had started a pharmaceutical business. Conclusion In conclusion, this study emphasizes the interest in entrepreneurship among pharmacists, highlighting the need for raising familiarity and formal education in the field. Factors such as working in the government sector were associated with higher willingness to become entrepreneurs, while the lack of awareness and institutional support hindered the entrepreneurial mindset.
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- Mohammed Alnuhait
- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Sun X. Higher education management in western regions by educational power strategy and positive psychology. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1015759. [PMID: 36874844 PMCID: PMC9978171 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1015759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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With the deepening of the strategy of strengthening the country through education, the innovation and development of higher education, system reform and teaching innovation in the western region have become the focus of researchers' attention, and the optimization of educational power strategy has always been an important basis for the development of teaching work. On the basis of fuzzy models Takagi and Sugeno (T-S), this paper constructs an educational resource recommendation model based on T-S fuzzy neural network, verifies the feasibility of the model, further combines the educational resource recommendation model with university teaching, and analyzes the application effect. The current situation of educational resources investigation in M College is analyzed. It is found that the full-time teachers' overall academic qualifications are not high, the proportion of young full-time teachers with certain experience is small, and the professional advantages of the school are not obvious. After applying the educational resource recommendation model, the accuracy of educational resource recommendation is obviously improved, and the design is feasible. The educational management mode with positive psychological emotions has a good teaching effect, which can greatly improve teachers' dedication and concentration. Positive psychological emotions can reduce the possibility of intensification of contradictions and the possibility of behavioral opposition. Teaching resource recommendation mode can improve college students' interest in the application of teaching resources to a certain extent, and their application satisfaction is obviously improved. This paper not only provides technical support for the improvement of teaching management resource recommendation mode, but also contributes to the optimization of teaching power strategy.
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- Xiaomeng Sun
- Normal College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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Ge M, Sun X, Huang Z. Correlation between Parenting Style by Personality Traits and Mental Health of College Students. Occup Ther Int 2022; 2022:6990151. [PMID: 35936833 PMCID: PMC9314183 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6990151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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At present, the mental health of college students in China is relatively poor. This work is aimed at analyzing the correlation between family parenting style and college students' mental health and providing a realistic basis for improving the mental health level of college students. Firstly, this work detailed the family parenting style, the influencing factors of family parenting style, and the theoretical basis of personality traits. Then, 300 college students in Anhui Province were selected as the research objects who answered the questionnaire on parenting style and the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Short for Chinese. Finally, statistical software was used to visually analyze the personality characteristics of college students, the overall situation of mental health, the impact of parents' education on college students' mental health, and the family parenting style of college students. According to the score of anxiety, the top 27% of the research objects are classified as the high-anxiety group, while the bottom 27% are classified as the low-anxiety group. The results show significant gender differences in the psychoticism and neuroticism dimensions of personality traits (P < 0.05). Besides, the educational level of parents has a certain influence on the mental health of college students, and the influence of mothers is even greater. College students feel more rejection, emotional warmth, and overprotection from mothers. Meanwhile, college students with mothers of different educational levels have significant differences in the scores of various dimensions of the mother's rearing style. However, there is no difference in this respect among college students with fathers of different educational levels. The average scores of emotional warmth from parents of the high-anxiety group are significantly lower than those of the low-anxiety group (P < 0.001). Moreover, the high-anxiety group has much lower average scores than the low-anxiety group in severe punishment, overprotection, and rejection of father and excessive interference, severe punishment, and rejection of mother (P < 0.001). There is no significant difference in their average scores of the partiality of father or mother between the high-anxiety group and the low-anxiety group. The results show that the parenting style based on personality traits has an impact on college students' mental health. This signifies that parenting style based on personality traits has an effect on college students' mental health.
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- Minggui Ge
- School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu City 241000, China
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- Normal College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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The impact of dynamic knowledge management capability on enterprise innovation performance. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12063-021-00251-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chu CC, Zhou ZH, Wang X, Wu H, Tian Y, Cai Z. The Analysis of Fuzzy Qualitative Comparison Method and Multiple Case Study of Entrepreneurial Environment and Entrepreneur Psychology for Startups—Evidence From Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Southeast Asia. Front Psychol 2022; 12:751309. [PMID: 35145449 PMCID: PMC8821655 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.751309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recently, scholars have begun to shift their focus toward the idea of the marketization of startups and the relationship with entrepreneurial psychology or other factors; however, the establishment of a unified and clear standard of entrepreneurship educational methods remains unfulfilled. Our study investigates 46 representative startups in four industries, including financial technology, biotechnology, education, and cultural tourism areas in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Southeast Asia (SEA) to observe factors from different backgrounds but matter in common for building entrepreneurship education systems and methods in different countries. We used the fuzzy qualitative comparison method (fsQCA) to survey startup entrepreneurs and executives through questionnaires, selecting startup key factors including entrepreneurial psychology (optimism, passion, self-efficacy), product advantage, market and cultural environment, entrepreneurial policy, and geographical advantage. The survey was conducted on six key variables, namely, geographical advantage, to observe the conditional grouping and paths of factors influencing the establishment of Startups from an overall perspective. This study explores the path combination that plays a key role in the establishment of new enterprises, and further uses specific industry cases to verify the rationality and credibility of the path combination. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) There are five combination paths affecting the establishment of new enterprises, which are “psychology and market,” “psychology, product, and region,” “psychology, culture and policy,” “psychology, market, and culture,” and “market, policy, and region” combination paths; (2) Entrepreneur psychology, market environment, and entrepreneurship policy are the core conditions to improve the effectiveness of the establishment of new enterprises, while the other three variables are non-core variables in different paths; (3) There are different paths of entrepreneurial paths and factor combinations in different regions or industries.
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- Business School, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Xin Wang,
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- Business School, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Business School, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Business School, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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Xiang Y, Miao Y, Zhang J, Lin Y. The Status of Chinese National Theoretical Discourse System and Its Correlation With Psychological Education of College Students. Front Psychol 2021; 12:755115. [PMID: 35002852 PMCID: PMC8739891 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.755115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, in the face of new situations and problems in society, the discourse system, academic concepts, and related research perspectives of Chinese national theory have been strongly impacted by Western thought, making the discourse mode of western national theory become the second discourse system outside the traditional Chinese national theory. In order to further promote the construction of the Chinese national discourse system in college students' mental health education systems, the study first starts with the concept of national theory and discourse system and then uses the literature method to consult the development status of the Chinese national theoretical discourse system and the mental health education of college students. The results show that students' grade is directly proportional to the satisfaction of students with mental health education, that is, with the increase of grade, students are more and more satisfied with mental health education. The attendance rates of college students, high school students, junior middle school students, and primary school students are about 98, 87, 81, and 78%, respectively. In addition, students who are willing to actively accept psychological education account for about 38% of the total number of students, those who do not refuse account for 51% of the total number of students, and those who are unwilling to accept account for 11% of the total number of students. Among these students, their acceptance of mental health education will not be affected by other factors. Furthermore, the satisfaction score of college students with mental health education is about 4.1, the satisfaction score of high school students is about 3.6, the satisfaction score of junior middle school students is about 2.9, and the satisfaction score of primary school students is about 2.1. It reveals that the degree of satisfaction with mental health education is also related to grade. While taking mental health education courses, students not only realize a comprehensive understanding of the theory of the Chinese nation, but also greatly improve their national self-confidence and psychological quality. Moreover, it also strengthened by disseminating the theoretical discourse of the Chinese nation. Therefore, the exploration is of great significance to the development of the Chinese national theoretical discourse system in the psychological education of college students.
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- Yueting Xiang
- School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xichang University, Xichang, China
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- Institute of Ethnic Literature, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Kunming, China
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Sichuan International Studies University, Chongqing, China
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Zhang J, Zhang M, Liu Y, Lyu R, Cui R. Research on the Integration of Media Literacy Innovative Concept and Entrepreneurship Education and Digital Dynamic Creative Expression Talents. Front Psychol 2021; 12:728182. [PMID: 34733207 PMCID: PMC8558254 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.728182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The rapid development of digital technology has created a variety of forms of digital media. In these emerging media, with the support of high-performance computers, increasingly dynamic performance has become possible, and the public has cultivated a preference for dynamic content cognition. This study, based on the basic characteristics of visual perception to the cognition of motion form, aims to cultivate the cognitive literacy of pan-digital media with innovative concepts and entrepreneurship education and to explore the cognition and innovative expression methods of dynamic language in digital design. The research leads the static oriented morphological exploration and expression to the dynamic expression and thinking of the same concept object. The basic thinking steps for students from "static" to "dynamic" are established, and students are encouraged to use "Synesthesia," "metaphor" and other methods to carry out a "dynamic expression" level of emotional association. In the experiment, two different ways of design expression, static and dynamic, are required to design and evolve graphics. In this study, 50 freshmen were selected as the training objects for the planning and training of design thinking and performance means. In the visual elaboration and expression of the inner emotion of the same content with innovative concept and entrepreneurship education, not only should the changes and combinations of the graphics be innovated, but the emotional characteristics of the more abstract graphics should be explored as well. The feedback data of students' thinking and cognition differences in the two stages of expression were obtained through a questionnaire and analyzed and compared. The experimental results show that after the training, students' ability to develop innovative concepts and entrepreneurship education through dynamic expression, consciousness and perception were significantly improved. This research also provides a new vision and specific implementation method for the future training of digital dynamic innovation expression ability and the cultivation of innovative concepts of digital media literacy and entrepreneurship education.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Digital Media Arts, School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Graduate School of Management, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Malaysia
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- Department of Digital Media Arts, School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Digital Media Arts, School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Digital Media Arts, School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Digital Media Arts, School of Design, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Yu W, Jiang T. Research on the Direction of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Reform Within the Digital Media Art Design Major in the Digital Economy. Front Psychol 2021; 12:719754. [PMID: 34721172 PMCID: PMC8554304 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.719754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This research analysed the integration of innovation and entrepreneurship education for students, majoring in digital media art design. Using a grounded theory approach, we investigated the experiences of two research groups: five leaders of digital media art design courses in colleges and universities, and five successful entrepreneurs who had majored in digital media art design and had achieved significantly in the industry after graduation. From the two dimensions of 'innovation' and 'entrepreneurship', as well as the two perspectives of 'implementer' and 'party', semi-structured interviews were conducted on the core competencies that innovation and entrepreneurship talents should have the methods and experience of innovation and entrepreneurship education, the difficulties and problems in the implementation of innovation and entrepreneurship education, the need for talent among enterprises and the factors affecting entrepreneurship success. By analysing and clustering the data, we were able to comprehensively identify the main problems and aspects that require more attention in terms of cultivating innovative and entrepreneurial talents in the digital media art design major. Based on the grounded theory research method, this paper established a theoretical model, outlining the innovation of the digital media art design major and the entrepreneurship education reform path. The key internal elements of the model include mechanisms for professional talent training, curriculum integration, teacher team construction and resource support. The school-enterprise cooperation mechanism is recognised as the key external element for innovation and entrepreneurship education reform. The results provide direction for future education and teaching reform, as well as professional input for the digital media art design major. The findings encourage those involved in the digital media art design major to cultivate more high-level, pioneering professionals, so as to adapt to the transformation and upgrading of economic and social development in the context of a growing digital economy.
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- Wenhui Yu
- Department of Art and Design, Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, Shanghai, China
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- School of Fine Art, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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Shen Y, Wang Q, Hua D, Zhang Z. Entrepreneurial Learning, Self-Efficacy, and Firm Performance: Exploring Moderating Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation. Front Psychol 2021; 12:731628. [PMID: 34512486 PMCID: PMC8426342 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.731628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Although the impact entrepreneurial learning on firm performance has attracted significant attention, a comprehensive understanding by integrating entrepreneurial orientation and individual self-efficacy remain poorly understood. We fill this void by integrating the above variables into a model and examine these relations. Findings from a sample of 411 nascent entrepreneurs support that entrepreneurial learning is positively related to firm performance, and this relationship is fully mediated by entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE). We also found entrepreneurial orientation strengthens the positive impact of entrepreneurial learning on ESE. The findings indicate that ESE must be in place to maximize the effect of entrepreneurial learning on performance, and entrepreneurial orientation is an important contingency in shaping entrepreneurial learning's impact on nascent entrepreneur's self-efficacy.
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- Yan Shen
- Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Business and Public Management, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, China
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Zhao X, Zhang J. The Analysis of Integration of Ideological Political Education With Innovation Entrepreneurship Education for College Students. Front Psychol 2021; 12:610409. [PMID: 34025496 PMCID: PMC8132873 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.610409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study aims to analyze the integrated construction and application of ideological and political education (IPE) and innovation and entrepreneurship education (IEE) in colleges based on the positive psychological quality of entrepreneurship. 549 college students are selected for a questionnaire survey. The correlations between entrepreneurial psychological quality of college students, IEE in colleges, IPE, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy are analyzed with the Spearman correlation and linear regression. The hierarchical regression analysis is used to analyze the intermediary role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy in IEE, IPE in colleges, and entrepreneurial psychological quality of college students. The results show that the entrepreneurial psychological quality of college students is significantly different in gender, family location, and grade level (p < 0.05); the main channels of IPE and daily IPE have significant positive effects on the positive entrepreneurship psychological quality (p < 0.05), and have extremely significant positive effects on the entrepreneurial self-efficacy (p < 0.001); innovation and entrepreneurship course, innovation and entrepreneurship practices, innovation and entrepreneurship environment, and total score of IEE have significant positive correlations with positive entrepreneurship psychological quality and entrepreneurial self-efficacy of college students (p < 0.05); and the intermediary effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy accounts for 33.49% on the IPE and entrepreneurial psychological quality, and 41.85% on IEE and entrepreneurial psychological quality. In short, IPE and IEE can effectively improve the positive psychological quality and self-efficacy of college students, and the joint construction of the two can have a more significant effect.
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- Xinyuan Zhao
- School of Marxism, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Marxism, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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Liu F, Liao X, Ming C. Prejudice, Does It Exist or Not? Consumer Price Discrimination in Minority Entrepreneurship. Front Psychol 2020; 11:2180. [PMID: 33192749 PMCID: PMC7606430 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many prior studies on minority entrepreneurship have found that some consumers display a strong bias against products from minority ventures. Not surprisingly, discrimination against products sold by minority-owned businesses increases the failure rate for such ventures. This paper seeks to verify the extent of consumer discrimination for minority products, and investigates whether it varies among different products. Building on insights from the theory of consumer discrimination, we conducted a comparative behavior experiment on 155 subjects for the expected pricing of two new products (common products and products with ethnic characteristics). Consistent with prior literature, we found that potential consumers held a bias against common products from minority ventures and offered a lower price. However, the theory of consumer discrimination could not be applied to the products with ethnic characteristics. Instead, potential consumers viewed ethnic characteristics products from minority ventures as being high quality and offered higher prices. This finding complements the theory of consumer discrimination and provides useful knowledge for minority entrepreneurs: minority entrepreneurs can employ price discrimination to strengthen the ethnic brand’s impression by integrating ethnic cultural features into new products.
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- Feng Liu
- School of Public Affairs and Law, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Public Affairs and Law, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Public Affairs and Law, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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Zhang Q, Liu C, Wang Z, Yang Z. The College Students' Sense of Responsibility for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Front Psychol 2020; 11:2049. [PMID: 32982852 PMCID: PMC7479836 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between positive psychological quality and college students’ sense of responsibility for innovation and entrepreneurship from the perspective of positive psychology, to explore the cultivation model that can effectively improve college students’ sense of responsibility for innovation and entrepreneurship, and to promote their success in entrepreneurship. In this study, a total of 1,500 college students were selected for questionnaire survey. ANOVA was used to analyze the differences of innovation and entrepreneurship responsibilities in demographic variables; factor analysis models were used to explore the factors that influence college students’ sense of responsibility for innovation and entrepreneurship; and Spearman correlation and linear regression were used to analyze the relationship between college students’ positive quality and innovation and entrepreneurship. The results showed that the average scores of individual responsibility, team responsibility, and social responsibility were 3.290, 3.624, and 3.720, respectively; individual responsibility differed significantly at the grade level; group responsibilities and social responsibilities were significantly different at the grade and gender levels; the linear fitting between benevolence, super-excellence, bravery, restraint, and wisdom with team responsibilities all reached significant levels, among which the wisdom coefficient was the highest; the linear fitting between syngroup, excellence, bravery, modesty, and wisdom with social responsibility reached a significant level, among which the wisdom coefficient was the highest; the linear fitting between syngroup, excellence, bravery, modesty, and wisdom with personal responsibility reached a significant level, among which the coefficient of excellence was the highest. This indicated that positive psychological qualities such as syngroup, excellence, modesty, benevolence, super-excellence, bravery, restraint, and wisdom were the influencing factors of college students’ sense of responsibility for innovation and entrepreneurship. Among them, the role of wisdom is the most noteworthy in predicting social and group responsibilities, and super-excellent is the most significant predictor for individual responsibility.
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- Qing Zhang
- Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Business Administration, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
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- Shandong Technology and Business University, Yantai, China
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- Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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